Transformation Teachers Programme

Calling all Maths teachers out there.  Please have a look at this software Yenka 3D Shapes and let me know what you think about it.

Here is also a list of Maths Blogs. I haven’t checked them out recently but they are worth a look.

http://www.ncetm.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=17&module=blog&mode=100&blogid=2

http://www.ncetm.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=13&module=res&mode=100&resid=2805

http://blog.gwright.org.uk/articles/page/5

http://edubuzz.org/blogs/jonesieboy

http://www.atm.org.uk/reviews/books/ks3-maths-assessments.html

http://www.atm.org.uk/reviews/books/teaching-maths-different-learning-styles.html

http://webblog.ethink.org.uk/2006/12/06/numbers-day/

http://radclifferiverside.com/live/index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=45&

http://sixthform.info/maths/

http://edubuzz.org/blogs/paulgoodall

This is really cool. I just typed in the comment that you hear in the english sample and then the site reads it back and makes it into an mp3 file. It even translates the english into French or Spanish!!!!!!

English

French

Spanish

Have a look at this site!!!!

• What you see as the main advantages and opportunities of using blogs in the classroom
• What you see as the main obstacles to or issues with using blogs in the classroom
• How you might be able to incorporate blogs into your teaching. Think about teaching groups, units of work, whether you will use a class blog only or set up student blogs, etc.

For additional inspiration, check out Sue Kambalu’s post here, where she lists a veritable plethora of blogs in different subject areas!  She has a lot of other posts on blogging too – use the categories on the right of her blog to find more.

2. Visit the blogs of at least 2 other participants and comment on their posts.  NB: you will have to moderate the comments of others on your own blog – click here for instructions on how to do this.

3. Like every good task, this has an extension activity!  This is for you to get familiar with your blog in your own time, as only then will you have the confidence to use one with students.  Explore the links to edublogs tutorials on this blog (see Judy’s post here), or you can click here to go to the APS training blog, with instructions on various aspects of blogging.  As a bare minimum, I recommend being able to:

• customise your theme and add basic widgets (there’s a world of widgets to explore later!)
• Write a post and write a page
• Upload pictures
• Add a link to your blogroll and customise headings on your blogroll so you can organise links
• Manage comments

Happy blogging! 

Please log into your blog and write a short post reflecting on what you think your dominant learning style is.

Then use one of the links on the TTP Blog relating to learning styles and answer the questions. Write another post reflecting on the results that you are given. Does knowing about our own learning styles and those of our students affect the way that we deliver lessons. If so how?

Please watch this video and then comment on it below.

Why not follow this link and look at the tutorials. You will be introduced to your blogs by Chris Orme (Project Developer at the CLC) during the next Twilight. Please check out the tutorials to familiarise yourself to Edublogs before the session.

Tutorials

This is a very simple but interesting blog: This freaking world

This blog is showing a piece of research entitled ‘Can Assistive Technology Make Learning More Accessible to Students with Learning Disabilities?’. Might be worth a read.

O’Neill Public Schools 24/7 Learning Initiative is a blog that will chronicle O’Neill Public School’s endeavors to improve student learning with technology integration.

Digital Transformation a collective blog on digital technology, design and innovation at Temple University

What do you think?